M. Chinnaswamy stadium also known as Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) stadium is one of the premiere Cricket stadiums of India located in Bangalore, Karnataka. Flanked by picturesque Cubbon Park and uptown MG Road, this three decade old stadium is situated in the heart of the Bangalore city. Formerly known as Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) stadium was later rechristened as M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in fond memory of Mr. M. Chinnaswamy who had served the KSCA for four decades and was president of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from 1977-1980. This 55,000 capacity stadium not only regularly hosts Tests, One day internationals and other first class matchers but also other musical and cultural events. Karnataka or Karnātakā (ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. ... This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, tone, style, and voice). ... Mangalam Chinnaswamy (born on March 29, 1900 - died on November 8, 1991) was a prominent Indian cricket administrator. ... The Board of Control for Cricket in India, or BCCI, is the governing body for cricket in India. ...

With generous patronage from Karnataka State Government, the foundation stone of this stadium was laid in 1969 and the construction work was commenced in 1970. Stadium became venue for First class Cricket matches during 1972-73 Cricketing season. The Stadium earned Test status during 1974-75 Cricketing season when West Indies toured India. The first Test on this Stadium was played during November 22-29 1974. Incidentally it was debut Test match for West Indian batting giants Vivian Richards and Gordon Greenidge. The West Indians led by Clive Lloyd crushed Tiger Pataudi led India by a convincing 256 runs. India registered its first Test win on this ground against touring [[English_cricket_team|English] team led by Tony Greig during Cricketing season 1976-1977. The first one day international match was played on this venue on September 6 1982. India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in that match. Floodlights were first installed on this stadium during 1996 Reliance World cup. The first match under lights was the quarterfinals clash between arch rivals India and Pakistan on 9th march 1996. India defeated Pakistan by 39 runs in that match. Karnataka or Karnātakā (ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards (known by his second name, Vivian or, more popularly, Viv Richards), a former West-Indian cricketer, was born in St Johns, Antigua on 7 March 1952. ... Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge was a West Indian cricketer, born May 1, 1951 in Black Bess, St. ... Mansoor Ali Khan, Nawab of Pataudi, junior, nicknamed Tiger; (born 5 January 1941, at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India) is a former Indian cricketer and former captain of the Indian cricket team. ... Anthony Tony William Greig (born October 6, 1946) is a former cricketer and currently a commentator. ...

After Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chose Bangalore as center for the National Cricket Academy in 2000, the budding cricketers pass out academy on this ground. This stadium has hosted many exciting matches and has witnessed many cricketing records being made and broken. This stadium also served as venue for 1996 Miss World pageant. KSCA plans to increase the seating capacity to 70,000 shortly. The Board of Control for Cricket in India, or BCCI, is the governing body for cricket in India. ... This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, tone, style, and voice). ...

Ground Statistics

Records

Test Match Records

Highest Total in an Innings: Pakistan 570 all out versus India played on 24-28 March 2005

Highest Individual Score: Younis Khan of Pakistan 267 on played on 24-28 March 2005 against India Mohammad Younis Khan, (born November 29, 1977 in Mardan) popularly known as Younis Khan is a Pakistani cricketer and member of the Pakistani cricket team since February 2000. ...

Best Bowling in an Innings: Maninder Singh of India18.2-8-27-7 played on 13-17 March 1987 against Pakistan Maninder Singh(b. ...

Most Runs: Sunil Gavaskar of India, 600 runs in 8 matches (12 innings) at an average of 54.54 with a highest individual score of 172 Sunil Manohar Gavaskar (born July 10, 1949 at Bombay, Maharashtra), nicknamed Sunny, was a cricket player during the 1970s and 1980s for Bombay and India. ...

Most Wickets:Anil Kumble of India, 35 wickets in 7 matches(2194 balls) conceding 1080 runs at an average of 30.85 with best figure 6/98 Anil Radhakrishna Kumble (pronounced COOM-bley) (born October 17, 1970 in Bangalore, Karnataka) is an Indian cricketer and has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 1990. ...

One Day International Match Records

Highest Total: Australia 347-2 versus India on 12th November 2003

Highest Individual Score: Roy Dias of Sri Lanka 121 on 26 September 1982 against India Roy Luke Dias (born 18 October 1952, Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played 20 Test matches as a specialist batsman, and became the first Sri Lankan to hit 1,000 Test runs. ...

Best Bowling: PW Jarvis of England 8.4-1-35-5 on 26 February 1993 against India The English cricket team is a cricket team which represents both England and Wales. ...

Most Runs: Sachin Tendulkar of India, 365 runs in 7 matches at an average of 52.14 with a highest individual score of 117 To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Most Wickets:Javagal Srinath of India, 10 wickets in 5 matches(273 balls) conceding 251 runs at an average of 25.10 with best figure 5/41 Javagal Srinath (born August 31, 1969) is an Indian cricketer. ...

External Links

Official KSCA Website

Details on Cricinfo